Category Archives: ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)

Ferreira 2016: Brilliant Blue Dyes in Daily Food: How Could Purinergic System be Affected?

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Ferreira, Faria, da Silva Ferreira, Soares-Bezerra.  International Journal of Food Science. 2016:7548498 Ferreira reviewed what was known about the medical uses of Blue 1. The purinergic system is widespread throughout the brain, nervous system and every other system in the … Continue reading

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Apolloni 2014: Spinal Cord Pathology is Ameliorated by P2X7 Antagonism in a SOD1-Mutant Mouse Model of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

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Disease Models and Mechanisms. 7(9): 1101-1109. This paper describes a neurological effect of Blue 1 that may be of medical benefit in treating spinal cord pathology in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The receptor P2X7 is involved in the central nervous … Continue reading

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Alzheimer’s, ALS, and Parkinson’s

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by Jane Hersey, 2022 Alzheimer’s disease was first recognized in 1906, and for decades the pharmaceutical industry has been searching for a drug that would prevent and/or treat it.  But after decades of effort and billions of dollars, there have … Continue reading

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